It Looks Sad. originally began playing shows in early 2012 under the name I… Read Full Bio ↴It Looks Sad. originally began playing shows in early 2012 under the name It Looks Sad, That's Why I Said It's You. After a few line-up shifts the band emerged in late 2013 under the shortened name, It Looks Sad. In the Winter of 2013 the band recorded a handful of shimmering, sharp guitar pop / post-punk songs that echo the influence of bands like Surfer Blood and Beach Fossils. Along with the shortened moniker, It Looks Sad. professes a leaner, more straight-forward approach with their new material. The band's live show is also something to behold as their songs are given a bit more power and room to breathe.

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It looks sad Lyrics

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Will this feeling ever leave?
And promise you'd stay
Say it's too late for you, and I'd spray

Know this feeling, never-ending
Stuck in my brain
Inside all day
Is that okay?

Know this feeling never-ending
Why would I wait
For things to change?
They'll stay the same
So strange
So strange
To feel this way

Never fading
Fading again
Fading
I'm fading again
Fading
Fading away
You're fading
You're fading again

Someday
Why not always?
Know this feeling, never leave, it's all a day
In your old place
Is that okay?
And every time you see me you say
"Jimmy it's okay to feel this way, I know it's so strange"
Strange

So strange
To feel this way
Never fading
Fading again
Fading
I'm fading again
Fading
Fading away
You're fading
You're fading again
So strange
To be this way
So strange
Are you fading?
Fading away
You're fading
Fading again
It's so strange
To be this way

It's so strange
To be this way

Overall Meaning

The song "Faded" by It Looks Sad is a melancholic yet introspective track that delves into the experience of feeling stuck in a never-ending cycle of emotional instability. The lyrics speak to the cyclical nature of emotions, questioning if this feeling will ever leave and if it's okay to feel this way. The opening lines "Will this feeling ever leave?/And promise you'd stay/Say it's too late for you, and I'd spray" set the tone for the rest of the song, where the singer is hoping for a reprieve from their emotional distress while also acknowledging the possibility that it may never fully go away.

The chorus, "Never fading/Fading again/Fading/I'm fading again/Fading/Fading away/You're fading/You're fading again" encapsulates the central theme of the song: the singer feels as though they are stuck in a perpetual state of fading away, unable to escape the grip of their emotions. The repetition of the word "fading" reinforces the idea of losing oneself to one's feelings, and the addition of "again" to the second and third lines highlights the cyclical nature of this experience.

As the song progresses, there is a glimmer of hope in the lyrics "Someday/Why not always?/Know this feeling, never leave, it's all a day/In your old place/Is that okay?/And every time you see me you say/'Jimmy it's okay to feel this way, I know it's so strange.'" Here, the singer seems to be reaching out for connection, seeking reassurance that it's okay to feel the way they do. The repetition of "so strange" throughout the song underscores the confusion and isolation that can arise from experiencing intense and unrelenting emotions.

Overall, "Faded" provides a poignant commentary on the complexities of emotional experience, capturing the cyclical and repetitive nature of feelings while also holding out hope for moments of reprieve and connection.

Line by Line Meaning

Will this feeling ever leave?
Will I ever be free of this emotion?

And promise you'd stay
Please assure me that you won't leave.

Say it's too late for you, and I'd spray
If you said it's too late, I would numb my pain.

Know this feeling, never-ending
I am familiar with this unending sensation.

Stuck in my brain
I can't shake this feeling from my mind.

Inside all day
This feeling consumes me all day long.

Is that okay?
Is it normal for me to feel this way?

Why would I wait
Why would I hope for a change?

For things to change?
For this feeling to disappear?

They'll stay the same
This emotion won't go away.

So strange
It's hard to comprehend.